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Zoo mommies and babies

 Here's a look at some baby animals and their mothers in zoos across the world.

First Lady fashion

 Photos: First Lady fashions

Call girl does interview

  ABC correspondent Diane Sawyer sits with former call girl Ashley Dupre, left, whose tryst with former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, led to his resignation, during an interview, Nov. 13, 2008, in New York.

Scarlett's clueless on Lohan hate

 Scarlett Johansson over the years.

Group protests gay marriage ban

 Around a 100 protesters rallied Saturday in opposition to California's yes vote on Proposition 8 outlawing gay marriage. Dayton protest was held at Courthouse Square and was in conjunction with protest around the country.

Space shuttle Endeavor launches

 Space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Friday, Nov. 14, 2008.

Wildfires destroy homes

  A wildfire is seen as it sweeps through Montecito, Calif., on Friday, Nov 14, 2008. Firefighters were racing early Friday to push back a wind-whipped wildfire that destroyed at least 100 homes and a college dormitory, injured four people and forced thous

Glamour Women of the Year

 Women of influence were honored Monday, Nov. 10, 2008, at the Glamour Women of the Year in New York City. The event recognizes the work of women in many fields and raises funds for charities that support women.

Obama meets Bush

 President Bush and President-elect Obama walk together prior to their meeting at the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 10, 2008.

America reacts to Obama's win

 Photos of Americans waiting for the presidential election results at parties and events across the nation.

World celebrates election

 The U.S. election day was celebrated in mock elections and parties around the world.

Obama campaign on election day

 Photos of Barack Obama on election day, Nov. 4, 2008.

McCain campaign on election day

 Photos of John McCain on election day, Nov. 4, 2008.

The Day in Photos (11/3/08)

 Photos of what's making news around the world. The Day in Photos: November 3, 2008.

John McCain rally in Kettering

 Photos from the John McCain rally at Trent Arena Monday, Oct. 27, 2008 in Kettering.

Final presidential debate

 Presidential candidates Senator John McCain, R-Az., and Senator Barack Obama, D-Ill., debate domestic issues during the final scheduled presidential debate of the election season.

Sarah Palin

 See photos of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, John McCain's Vice Presidential pick.

Celebrity Mugshots

 Mug shots of celebrities (possibly behaving badly) that have been booked by the law. This will be updated.

Joe Biden

 Take a look at Joe Biden, the Democrat's Vice-Presidential nominee.

Ledger estate goes to daughter

 Heath Ledger in photos. Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at a downtown Manhattan residence. He was 28.

First presidential debate

 Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain clashed over taxes, spending, the war in Iraq and more in an intense first debate of the White House campaign, Friday, September 26, 2008.

Celebs injured in plane crash

 DJ-AM, real name Adam Goldstein and former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker were critically injured in a Learjet crash in South Carolina that killed four people, Friday Sept. 19, 2008.

Hurricane Ike hits Texas

 Hurricane Ike hits Texas.

Flight 93 memorial

 Scenes from the temporary memorial to Flight 93, which crashed the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, in Shanksville, Pa.

9/11: Pentagon memorial

 Scenes from The Pentagon Memorial dedicated in honor of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon.

Republican National Convention

 The 2008 Republican National Convention is taking place at the Xcel Center in St. Paul, Minn.

Britney Spears in photos

 Take a look at the life and career of Britney Spears.

Crazy hats at the GOP Convention

 Take a look at some of the crazy hats being worn at the 2008 Republican National Convention.

Hurricane Gustav

 Hurricane Gustav made landfall in the U.S. to the west of New Orleans on Monday, Sept. 1, 2008.

2008 Burning Man festival

 Burning Man is an annual event which starts on the Monday before, and ends on the day of, the American Labor Day holiday. The event is described by many participants as an experiment in community, radical self-expression, and radical self-reliance.

Democratic National Convention

 The 2008 Democratic National Convention rolls into Denver this week.

Crazy hats at the Dem Convention

 Check out some of the crazy hats worn at the 2008 Democratic National Convention.

The Beijing Olympics

 See sights around Beijing and the 2008 Olympics, which started August 8.

Titanic treasures to go on display

 A 5,500-piece collection contains almost everything recovered from the wreckage of the RMS Titanic, which has sat 2.5 miles below the surface of the Atlantic ocean since the boat sank on April 15, 1912.

Memorial held for Bernie Mac

 Bernie Mac, the actor and comedian who teamed up in the casino heist caper "Ocean's Eleven" and gained a prestigious Peabody Award for his sitcom "The Bernie Mac Show," died Saturday, Aug. 9, at age 50.

Pet dog cloned

 Bernann McKinney from the U.S. hold five cloned pitbull puppies during her first meeting with them at the Seoul National University Hospital for Animals in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008.

1 year later: Minn. bridge collapse

 A freeway bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis collapsed Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007. The entire span of the 35W bridge collapsed about 6:05 p.m. where the freeway crosses the river near University Avenue.

Anthrax scare

 Photos of Bruce E. Ivins's home, and press conference photos from anthrax scare in 2001.

California earthquake

 An earthquake shook Southern California on Tuesday, July 29, 2008, in Los Angeles. The earthquake caused buildings to sway and triggering some precautionary evacuations. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

Hurricane Dolly

 Tropical Storm Dolly spun into a hurricane Tuesday, heading toward the U.S.-Mexico border and the heavily populated Rio Grande Valley, where officials feared heavy rains could cause massive flooding and levee breaks.

Amy Winehouse in photos

 In light of Amy Winehouse's decision to enter rehab, here are a few photos of her over her brief and trouble-filled career. Here's to her making a great recovery.

Christie Brinkley in court

 Christie Brinkley is divorcing her husband Peter Cook after learning that he had an affair with a teenager.

Annual hot dog eating contest

 Joey Chestnut achieved frankfurter immortality Friday, outdueling his celebrated Japanese rival in an epic hot-dog eating contest held by Nathan's Famous.

Sen. Jesse Helms dies at 86

 Former Sen. Jesse Helms, who built a career along the fault lines of racial politics and battled liberals, Communists and the occasional fellow Republican during 30 conservative years in Congress, died on the Fourth of July.

China's big green problem

 A little over a month before the start of the 2008 Olympic Games, the venue for the sailing events in Qingdao has been invaded by a forest of blue green algae.

Starbucks Coffee

 A look at Starbucks stores in the United States.

Gays marry in California

 County clerk offices across California opened for their first full day of same-sex marriages Tuesday, June 17, with hundreds of happy gay and lesbian couples ready to take the plunge in what in some cities was a party atmosphere.

Legendary shipwreck discovered

 A 22-gun British warship that sank during the American Revolution and has long been regarded as one of the "Holy Grail" shipwrecks in the Great Lakes has been discovered at the bottom of Lake Ontario, astonishingly well-preserved in the cold, deep water,

Midwest flooding

 Photos of the flood damage that hit Midwestern cities this spring.

Tim Russert dies

 Tim Russert, host of NBC's "Meet the Press" and its Washington bureau chief collapsed and died at work Friday after suffering an apparent heart attack. He was 58.

Siegfried & Roy's new tiger cubs

 Siegfried & Roy are welcoming five new tiger cubs to their exotic habitat on the Las Vegas Strip. Fischbacher said Thursday that working with the tigers is the perfect rehabilitation for Horn, who was critically injured when he was mauled by a 380-pound w

Fire at Texas governor's mansion

 A raging fire that authorities say was intentionally set ripped through parts of the Texas Governor's Mansion early June 8, severely damaging parts of the historic building that has served as the home of the state's top official for more than a century.

Yves Saint Laurent's funeral

 The celebrated designer died Sunday at age 71, after a career as one of the most influential designers during the most important era of Parisian fashion.

Knut the polar bear

 The polar bear cub Knut at the Berlin Zoo.

President Bush gives Medal of Honor

 President Bush presents Romayne McGinnis, center, and her husband Tom McGinnis, left, with their son's Medal of Honor as they take part in a Medal of Honor ceremony, Monday, June 2, 2008, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, for their son Ar

Fire at Universal Studios

 Firefighters battle a fire at Universal City Studios in Universal City, Calif., Sunday, June 1, 2008. The fire at Universal Studios on destroyed a set from 'Back to the Future,' the King Kong exhibit and a video vault containing more than 40,000 videos an

Bush attends USAF Academy graduation

 President Bush attends the U.S. Air Force Academy graduation ceremony, Wednesday, May 28, 2008, in Colorado Springs, Colo.

2008 graduation ceremonies

 Photos of the famous and not so famous giving commencement speaches across the nation and world.

Tornadoes hit Colorado, Wyoming

 Tornadoes touched down in northern Colorado and southern Wyoming on Thursday, May 22, damaging buildings, flipping vehicles and killing at least one person.

Jenna Bush wedding

 President Bush's daughter Jenna married Henry Hager on May 10, 2008 at the family's ranch in Crawford, Texas.

Forbe's top earning models

 Photos: Forbe's magazine lists the world's top-earning models.

Tornadoes rip through 4 states

 Violent storms rolling across the nation's midsection unleashed tornadoes, high winds and hail in four states and killed seven people in Arkansas on Friday, May 2, 2008.

Time's most influential people

 Time magazine's list of the world's 100 most influential people was announced May 1, 2008. See photos of some on the list.

On the 2008 campaign trail

 Photos from the 2008 presidential campaign trail.

Celebrity Watch (4/19/08)

 Here is the news with celebrities -- in photos -- from March 22, 2008 until April 19, 2008.

Earth Day activities worldwide

 See how the world is celebrating Earth Day.

Midwest Earthquake damage

 Photos from the Midwest earthquake that struck at 5:37 a.m. April 18, 2008.

Remembering Va. Tech

 A gunman opened fire at Virginia Tech killing himself and 32 others in the deadliest massacre in U.S. history.

Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoons

 See cartoons from Michael Ramirez, who won the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartoons.

Remembering Charlton Heston

 Charlton Heston, who won the 1959 best actor Oscar as the chariot-racing "Ben-Hur" and portrayed Moses, Michelangelo, El Cid and other heroic figures in movie epics of the '50s and '60s, has died. He was 84.

Local grad pilots shuttle

 Space shuttle Endeavour Pilot Gregory H. Johnson is a Fairborn graduate. See photos from the mission that started at the Kennedy Space Center, Fla., Monday, March 10, 2008.

Iraqi boy has burn treatment

 The U.S. Air Force transported a 3-year-old Iraqi boy burned in a stove fire from Iraq to the United States on Friday, March 21, 2008. He is undergoing treatment at Shriners Hospital - Cincinnati.

Crane collapses in NYC

 A large crane collapsed near a construction site on Manhattan's East Side, Saturday afternoon, March 15, 2008. The crane collapse killed at least four people, officials at the scene said.

Tornado smashes Atlanta

 Photos from a severe tornado that ripped through downtown Atlanta, downing trees, breaking windows and tearing holes in the roof of the Georgia Dome while the Southeastern Conference basketball tournament was in progress on March 14, 2008.

John McCain at Young's Jersey Dairy

 See photos from Republican presidential hopeful John McCain's visit to Young's Jersey Dairy in Clark County.

Your photos of the lunar eclipse

 Your photos of the lunar eclipse that took place on Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008.

Lunar eclipse

 A partially eclipsed moon is seen near the Chrysler Building in New York, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008. The last total lunar eclipse until 2010 will occur Wednesday night, with cameo appearances by Saturn and the bright star Regulus on either side of the veil

Diana, final photos and inquest

 The last known images of Diana Princes of Wales and Dodi Al Fayed, made from CCTV footage showing Diana, Princess of Wales with Dodi Fayed in the lift at the Ritz Hotel.

Tornados rip through south

 Photos of the destruction from tornadoes that devastated the south Feb. 5, 2008. At least 47 people were killed throughout the South.

Presidential Candidate Lookalikes

 Zap2it.com had some fun casting the presidential candidates for a movie that -- thankfully -- will never be made. Here are the picks.

Notable deaths of 2007

 Some faces from the Associated Press's list of notable deaths of 2007.

New Orleans housing meeting

 Police used chemical spray and stun guns Thursday on protesters who tried to force their way into a City Council meeting, the latest strife over plans to demolish some 4,500 public housing units in a redevelopment project that council members ended up una

Ike Turner 1931-2007

 Ike Turner Sr., whose role as one of rock's critical architects was overshadowed by his ogre-like image as the man who brutally abused former wife and rock icon Tina Turner, died Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2007, at his home in suburban San Diego. He was 76.

The Day in Photos: Halloween '07

 A look at what's going on in news around the world on Halloween. Oct. 31, 2007.

Florida tornado

 Rescue personnel inspect remains of a home destroyed by a suspected tornado, Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007, in Pensacola, Fla. A tornado touched down in Pensacola, damaging the city's major shopping mall, as a line of violent thunderstorms made their way across

Remembering Princess Diana 2007

 Friday Aug. 31, 2007 marks the 10th anniversary of Princess Diana's death in a Paris car crash. Here are photos from her life and death.

Dayton man lands plane on highway

 Photos from when a Dayton man flying a World War II-era plane made an emergency landing on a Wisconsin highway after experiencing engine trouble July 23, 2007.

Princess Diana concert

 rinces William and Harry were on hand at London's Wembley Stadium on Sunday for a star-studded pop concert in memory of their mother, Princess Diana, on what would have been her 46th birthday.

iPhone launch photos

 Many people lined up outside apple and at&t stores to get their hands on the first iPhones Friday, June 29, 2007.

Bush visits tornado's destruction

 About 95 percent of Greensburg, Kan., was damaged after a tornado struck late Friday. The town is about 110 miles west of Wichita and 50 miles north of the Oklahoma state line.

Blue Angels plane crashes at air show

 A Navy Blue Angel jet crashed during an air show Saturday, plunging into a neighborhood of small homes and trailers and killing the pilot, the county coroner said.

Bluffton U. visits to say thanks

 The president of Bluffton University made the rounds in Atlanta Monday, thanking the agencies and individuals who helped the Ohio school's baseball team in the wake of their fatal March 2 bus accident.

'07 New York Auto Show

 The New York International Auto Show in New York

Alabama hit by Tornados

 An apparent tornado struck a high school Thursday, trapping students under rubble and killing at least thirteen people, emergency officials said.

Beckham plays prince in new Disney ad

 David Beckham was among the celebrities photographed in roles of Disney movie characters last month for a "Year of a Million Dreams" promotion for Walt Disney Co. theme parks. Other photos for the Disney campaign feature Beyonce Knowles as Alice in Wonder

Gerald Levert remembered

 Gerald Levert died Nov. 10 at his suburban Cleveland home at 40.

Tornado hits Columbus

 A tornado was responsible for leveling two homes under construction and tearing the roofs and siding off others in a Columbus, Ohio housing subdivision.

President Bush, first lady help commemorate anniversary

 President Bush, the first lady and their military escort lay a wreath in a reflecting pool at Ground Zero on Sunday. Bush was in New York to help commemorate the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Sept. 11 - Before and after

 A series of photos showing images of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and its aftermath and the same scene shot by the same AP photographer in June 2006.

Princess Diana remembered

 Thursday, Aug. 31, 2006, is the anniversary of the death of Princess Diana in a car crash in Paris.

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